Inches and centimeters are essential measures of distance in the English and Metric systems respectively. Larger measurements are expressed in feet or meters.
centimeters =
= (inches) * 2.54
inches =
= (centimeters) / 2.54
meters =
= (feet) / 3.28
= (inches) / 39.4
feet =
= 3.28 * (meters)
inches =
= 39.4 * (meters)
where:
• 1 yard = 3 feet, or 0.914 meters
kilometers =
= 0.6214 miles
miles =
= 1.6093 kilometers =
= 5,280 feet =
= 1,760 yards
According to Regensteiner et al, 1 block is equivalent to 300 feet. This works out to about 17.6 blocks per mile. I have heard some people use 12 blocks per mile, which works out to 440 feet per block.
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